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Around Skwentna
Distances
Nearest major airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)73 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Anchorage, AK89 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Skwentna; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Skwentna had 62 residents in the 2020 census, down 44% since 2000.
It’s the 225th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough grew from 5,188 residents in 1960 to 107,081 in 2020.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 71°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 31.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Amber Lake, AK weather station (32 miles away).
Jobs in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
23,971 jobs at 2,822 businesses in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
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